Moving to Greece with your car?

Bring your car. Usually tax-free.

Check whether it applies to you and what you still pay.

What your move to Greece will cost

All amounts in Swiss francs (CHF). Customs duty, VAT and registration tax fall away, but you still pay the registration fees.

Your move

The day you take up residence in Greece. The periods count up to the consulate’s certificate of moving.

Month and year, for example since you moved to Switzerland. What counts is where you live at least 185 days a year; studying does not count.

Month and year, for example since you bought it.

Each person gets it once, for one car.

Motorbike, van or motorhome? Ask for a quote
Your car

We can deregister it there for you.

Model not in the list?

Month and year, as in the registration document. Tells us whether the emission standard needs checking.

In Greece it proves the emission standard.

Transport
Transport
Our services
Customs clearance in Greece

Application for the moving relief (μετοικεσία) and clearance via a customs broker licensed in Greece (εκτελωνιστής). Fixed price.

KTEO inspection and number plates, handled by our partner there with your power of attorney. Fixed price.

We deregister the car at your canton’s road traffic office (Strassenverkehrsamt). Fixed price.

The conditions
  1. You have lived outside Greece for the last 24 months before the move, at least 185 days a year.
  2. You have used the car yourself for at least 6 months before the move. It is listed on the Greek consulate’s certificate of moving and must be fully yours when you apply: buy out a leased car first.
  3. You bring it to Greek customs within 12 months of the move.
  4. You keep it for at least 12 months after clearance: no selling, giving away, renting out, pledging or letting others use it.
  5. The relief is once per person, for one car. The car needs emission standard Euro 4 or newer and, because it is registered in Switzerland, the EU emission standard that applied when it was first registered (CoC).

Then there is no Greek duty, VAT or registration tax. If you sell the car later, you need customs approval for up to 5 years after clearance and pay part of the registration tax.

AADE: questions and answers for people moving to Greece (in Greek) ·EU Regulation 1186/2009 on customs reliefs

What you need

At the Greek consulate

  • Application for the certificate of moving (πιστοποιητικό μετοικεσίας), with your car on it
  • Proof of your life in Switzerland, for example residence permit, employment and rental contracts, social insurance, tax documents or a residence confirmation from your commune

At Greek customs

  • The consulate’s certificate of moving
  • Swiss registration document (Fahrzeugausweis) and your driving licence
  • Proof of the emission standard, for example the CoC
  • A power of attorney for the customs broker, if we organise the clearance

Moving to Greece, without the paperwork

We organise deregistration, customs and registration for you. You get a quote with a fixed price.

Request a quote